NORTH BERGEN - A township woman was arrested early this morning after spray-painting nearby houses with anti-Mayor Nicholas Sacco messages, police said.

Cecelia Carugan, 54, of Meadowview Avenue, was charged with criminal mischief after she spray-painted 12 separate residences with derogatory statements about the mayor and state senator in white paint, police said.

Officers responded to Meadowview Avenue around 3:30 this morning on reports of a woman spray painting doors and residents identified Carugan as the culprit, police said.

When police went to her apartment, she admitted to the crime, and continued to voice her displeasure with Sacco, police said.

The woman was found to have an outstanding warrant out of North Bergen from 2008 and was taken to Hudson County jail in Kearny, police said.

"Obviously this woman is very disturbed and Mayor Sacco hopes that she gets the help that she needs," township spokesman Phil Swibinski said.